It was a scary scene at Kirtland Air Force Base Wednesday afternoon. Men in tactical gear and Humvees could be seen after phone calls were made to base security regarding an active shooter.

It was a scary scene at Kirtland Air Force Base Wednesday afternoon. Men in tactical gear and Humvees could be seen after phone calls were made to base security regarding an active shooter.

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Updated: 6:31 PM MST Dec 2, 2015

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WEBVTT NOW I CAN GO TO WORK AND DO MY JOB. REPORTER: RIGHT NOW BASE SECURITY IS INVESTIGATING FURTHER TO DETERMINE HOW THE REPORT CAME TO THEIR OFFICE. RESULTS OF THAT INVESTIGATION WON'T BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST SEVERAL DAYS. ANCHOR ROYALE DA SPOKE TO PARENTS WHO WERE TRYING TO PICK UP THEIR KIDS FROM SCHOOL WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENED, SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM THE CARLISLE GATE. ROYALE? REPORTER: PARENTS WITH KIDS HERE AT KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAY THEY KNEW NOTHING OF THE LOCKDOWN AS IT WAS HAPPENING. THEY WERE TURNING TO US TO FILL THEM IN. FOR PARENTS WHO WERE ALREADY INSIDE IT WAS A DIFFERENT STORY. I WAS TALKING TO JEFF SOLDONADO AS THIS WAS GOING ON. HE WAS IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY AND COULDN'T LEAVE. HE WAS THERE TO PICK UP HIS LITTLE SISTER, DESTINY. THE KIDS WERE KEPT IN THEIR CLASSROOMS DURING THIS SEPARATE FROM PARENTS. JEFF DESCRIBES THE TENSION AND HIS SISTER TELLS US HOW HER TEACHER KEPT THEM CALM. I ASKED HOW IS MY SISTER, WHERE'S SHE AT. AND THEY SAID SHE'S IN THEIR CLASSROOM. SHE'S SAFE. FROM THEN ON IT WAS LIKE CONSTANT TENSION, JUST NERVOUSNESS. AND CONFUSION. IT WAS REALLY SCARY. ALL THE KIDS WERE IN SHOCK THEY WERE, THEY WANTED TO CRY BUT THE TEACHER SAID EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK, JUST TAKE 5 DEEP BREATHS. REPORTER: THE BASE WENT INTO LOCKDOWN AROUND 2:30. APS SAYS KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY WAS TOLD TO LOCKDOWN AT 2:49. A ROBOCALL WAS EVENTUALLY SENT TO PARENTS ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER THAT. REPORTING LIVE IN SOUTHEAST ABQ,

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It was a scary scene at Kirtland Air Force Base Wednesday afternoon. Men in tactical gear and Humvees could be seen after phone calls were made to base security regarding an active shooter.